The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, August 29, 1906, Image 1
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The Atlanta Georgian.
GEORGIA
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Cotton factories 130, splmllps.. 1.5<V
Bale* cotton consumed In 1906. 50*
VOL. 1. NO. 106.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1906.
Morning Edition.
■p-pTniT*. In Atlanta TWO CENT*.
XTIVIGili. on Tratus FIVE CENTS.
WHOLE COUNTRY FLOCKS TO N. Y. TO WELCOME BRYAN
PHILADELPHIA FIRM
FAILS FOR $7,000,000;
BANKS REFUSE AID
Real Estate Trust Company, One of the
Biggest in the Country, Closes Its Doors
Following Death of President.
Hotels Not Able
Take Care of At
Visitors.
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New York, Aug. 28.—The advance
guard of the Democratic multitude that
Is to welcome William J. Bryan on his
nrrlval home from his world tour has
come to town. The main army of dele
gates jrIH pour Into the city tonight
aid tomorrow roucnlmj. ^ Indications^
are not lacking thn\ the crowd of visit
or* will far surpass the early expecta
tions.
Advices received at the headquarters
of the reception committee show that
states south of the Ohio and west of
the Mississippi are sending delegations
of several hundred each. Those com-
Contlnucd on Page Two.
U-unuuo,
cuts ms iiom
BLEEDING 10 DEATH
S. F. Kline, aged 24, formerly of
Savannah, cut hi* throat with a razor
In a boarding house at 140 South Pryor
street Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock.
Fifteen minutes later he was dead.
Despondency, following dissipation,
and aggravated by the depression of a
gloomy day, is given as the reason for
the aulclde.
Kline came from Savannah several
weeks ago and engaged a room on the
first door of the boarding house of
Xerxes O. Jones, at 140 South Pryor
*tr*?ei. .He stgted Monday that he
"as going to work at once for the
Troy steam laundry, but he had done
nothing for several days. Acquaint
ances state that while he had been
drinking heavily for several days, he
"ns sober on Monday.
Monday night Kline awoke with
screams of fright and said that some
one was in his room trying to kill
him. It was evident that he was suf
fering from delirium. He was quieted,
but remained restless during the night.
Early Monday morning a young man
"ho boards in the house passed the
open door of Kline's room. Kline was
standing at the dresser with a razor in
his hand. He turned and faced the
parsing Mger and then drew the razor
across his throat, severing the jugular
vein Medical assistance was summon*
but the unfortunate man died ten
•»r fifteen minutes later and before the
arrival of the ambulance from Grady
hospital.
Gave His Sister’s Address.
‘>n Monday afternoon Kline gave to
his roommate the name and address of
hi* sister. Miss Elizabeth Kline. 1263
Ufi *t Broad street. Savannah, Ga. She
* a * notified by telegraph.
The body of Kline was taken by
K"ift A- Hall, undertakers, and will
b* held for instructions from relatives.
The records of police departments
and public hospitals in the United
states show that weather conditions
ai* largely responsible for "suicide
a* a sequence of suicides has
some to be known. Tuesday morning
dark and gloomy, the air close and
oppressive The records will show that
on days suicides have been re
markably frequent, a number occurring
|n flic same city within a few hours In
ma ny Instances.
Ferg*>ant White was detailed to In-
ve«tfgate the case.
Recently Divorced.
hp*ciai to The Georgian.
Fnvannah, Oe.. Aug. 28.—Kline has
•> brothers and two sisters here. He
■' not lived here for some time. He
w. * divorce last June. He has
regarded as unsteady.
Philadelphia, Aug. 28.—The Real Es
tate Trust Company this 4 afternoon
closed Its doors, following the meet'
Ing of the clearing house association.
The failure amounts to $7,600,000.
Investigation of the affairs of the
institution, following reports clrculat
ed after the sudden death last week
of Frank K. Hippie, president of the
trust company, disclosed a serious state
of affairs. Despite the fact that the
directors of the company, according to
general report, h&d pledged themselves
for several million dollars in an effort
to preserve the institution, the clearing
house association's investigation is be
Ueved to have counselled an immediate
suspension of business.
There are/rumors to the efTect that
Mr. Hippie's death, which was assigned
to cerebrial hemorrhages, was not the
result of natural causes.
The trust company, according to its
last statement had deposits aggregat
ing $7,500,00. There were between forty
and fifty bank presidents and other of
ficlals at the meeting this afternoop.
a While no official statement had ben
issued up to a late hour, it was stated
that the development at the outset was
far from favorable and that many of
those who were anxious to hepl the
company out of Its difficulty earl;
realized the Impracticability of sue
action.
The real estate company was Incor
porated In 1885 and was always con
sldered one o fthe strongest financial
institutions In the city. Hippie was
president continuously from the time
of Its organisation. The Real Estate
Trust Company’s last report was made
on May 26.
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FIGHT ffi
Police Board Factions
to Resume Con-
• flict.
The Engllsh-Brotherton factional
tight In the Atlanta police board la not
dead.
Nor even sleeping.
The expiration of the term, of Cap.
tain \V. H. Brotherton, Ward Day and
Dr. Amo, Fox did not put a atop to
the factional feeling, nor did It end
the career of the ao-called Brotherton
faction.
One term has expired since Captain
Billy Brotherton left the police board,
and he Is now eligible for re-election.
His health for a while waa very poor,
but he Is now much better and It la
said he Is In ths race to succeed Orion
8. Nunnnlly, whose term as commis
sioner expires next March.
It Is a fact that Howard Pattallo, for-
mer councilman, Is seriously consider.
Ing running for Mr. Nunnally’s berth
and that he haa talked the matter over
with several councilman. Mr. Pattlllo
la regarded aa being anti-Brotherton
In aentlment and Inclination.
an unknown man
DIES ON THE TRAIN
GOING TO AMERICUS.
Special to The Georgian.
Americiui, Ga., August 28.—
With the midnight train from Sa
vannah last night arrived one of
the deepest mysteries that haa
ever developed in Amerieus. The
conductor put off here the corpse
of a man who seemed to have been
about 45 years of age. He got on
the train at Rochelle and died be
tween Leslie and Amerieus. The
cause of his death seems to have
been consumption.
He is entirely unknown here
and no information can be obtain
ed as to his identity. Paper in his
pocket seems to indicate that he
waa an inspector of insurance ap
plicants. He is rather bald, with
some black hair, blue eyes, fair
complexion and weighs about 100
pounds, being five feet four inches
in height. The body has been eni-
balmed and is now awaiting burial
at the Amerieus undertaking es
tablishment
WM. J. BRYAN.
POPULISTS Ft
TO HOLD MEETING!
NO STATE TICKET
Holloway Says 90 Per Cent
of Populists Voted
For Smith.
No Populist convention was held In
Atlanta Tuesday, and no Popullat tick
et will be placed In the field this year.
At noon In the hall of representa
tives Chairman J. J. Holloway, Secre
tary J. E. Bodenhamer, Committeeman
C. T. Parker, of the Fifth dlatrict, and
six other Popullsta from thla Immedi
ate vicinity gathered, and after Infor
mally discussing matters dispersed
without calling the meeting to order.
Chairman Holloway said:
•'I communicated with the member*
of the state executive committee rela
tive to calling thla meeting off, but aa
the expreaalona for ao doing were not
unanfmoua I could do nothing more
than 1st alfalra take their course.
Aa has been well understood for
some time we have no Intention of
placing a ticket in-the field. Fully SO
per cent of the Popullsta voted for
Hoke Smith. They felt that he stood
for many things we have advocated
for years, and since we could not se
cure these reforms through our own.
party the bulk of the party felt that
we must trust to grit them through
some one else. To ffi large measure
Smith's administration will be on trial.
If he secures th*Reforms advocated
both by himself and by us, si will be
satisfied.”
Chairman Hollow ay said that the
party organization would be preserved,
and that the present state executive
committee would remain of force until
another waa named.
BALKS AT PARISH
MINUS DAN CUPID
By Private Leased Wire. |
Philadelphia, Aug. 2g.—"If this c</t-
dltlon continues to exist, this will oe-
come a • parish of old bachelors and
old malda. God forbid that I or any
other prlaat in the United States should
have to preside over such a congrega
tion."
So said the Ilev. Michael 8. Scully,
rector of the Catholic church l,f St.
Charles Bommeo at Kellyvillt/
PLUMBERS DRAWING UP
ORDINANCE REQUIRING
A TUB IN EVERY HOUSE
This play 1* founded on facta of the
near future. At the aeselon of council
following the one next Monday the lo
cal plumbera, backed by the board of
health, will Introduce an ordinance
making It Imperative for all houses to
be equipped with bath tuba. For some
weeks the plumbera have been at work
getting evidence. There are some 8,000
houses In Atlanta without bath tuba.
There are many cities In Uncle Sam's
domain which have laws similar to the
one which will, It is hoped, be passed.
Baltimore, Md., to be specific.
ACT I.
Scene: Council chamber, top floor
city hall. City fathers In session as
sembled. Rules have been suspended
to hear from cltlsens.
Time: September 22, 1806.
Curtain,
Plumbers discovered In center of
semi-circle of councllmen. The plumb
ers sing (of course In union):
Your Honor,-we come without fife or
drum,
Our cause le one so needed
By a city that boasts the unclean It
roasts
With censure super-heated.
Chorue: (Board of health carrying the
base)
Oh, rubby dub dub, put all In the tub,
All Atlantana must be clean;
They'll wash day and night. If we win
this fight.
And for winning we are keen.
Demosthenes of the Plumbers (wav
ing soldering' Iron aloft)—Gentlemen,
cleanliness Is next to Godliness; this
glorious city of ours In Godly. (Several
councllmen became embarrassed and
climbed under their desks.) Now, gen
tlemen, It Is the hope of your petitioners
that you will muke It a lead pipe cinch
for all Atlantami to get next. Our be
loved burg la blessed with many faclll-
ties superior to those of other muni
cipalities. The water worka la one.
We have water. We have plumbera.
Our property owners have money. Why
not have the plumbers place the water
In every house, this at small expense
to the property owners and make It
possible for all cltlsens to be clean?
Spokesman of board of health (In flu
ent manner)—You have heard, gentle
men. froiv my iuedet,eaaor (From the
gallery, "Ye*, what dhl he say?") that
this question la an important one. as
Important to the health of this city as
It la to tbe manufacturers of hath tubs.
We have water, water, everywhere, but
not a drop to bathe In. From the few
baths taken by soma of your cltlsens
C would think thla a dry town. Don’t
gtne, gentlemen, you will throw ,i
damper on this city by passing such a
law. Pas* this law and give us more
Inspectors to see that the baths are
kept full and ready. .
Councllmanlc Chorus-^-
Oh, rubby dub dub, ly wtll bring us
fame
To pass such a law fts this,
So we vote aye, aye, do all they may
«ey. I
Ab, the graft, th. hiss, hiss!
ACT II.
Time having elapsed sufficiently for
the ordinance to pass through the
finance committee, the committee on
parks, the building and bridges com
mittee and the cemetery committee-
all objection having been buried by the
last named.
Scene In the 8,000 or more houses,
Journeymen plurntysrs, accompanied
by the rattle of water pipes and escap
ing steam:
You dubby dub dube, we've finished
your tubs.
Now you can have a good bath:
But first to our fees, settle 'em If you
please,
And try to keep down your wrath.
Irate Property Owner—It’s out
rageous!
Plumbers—We know It: but health
Is better than riches. We are doing
thla simply for your health, and (sotto
vocal our bank accounts.
Property Owner (weakly)—I refuse
to pay.
Plumbers—
Oh. the die Is cast, the law has passed,
Now you must pay It, you know.
If the price Is nigh, there's no use to
cry.
In the tub drown all your woel
Property Owner, philosophically—
Ah, rubby dub dub, I’ll live In my tub.
Then money enough I’ll squeese
From boarders who atay In my rooms
■ to pay;
Living like Dlogenee.
ACT III.
Scene I.
Inspector at door of the 2,000 or more
houses—Is the madame In?
Servant—Yarn, sah; all In.
Inspector—I’d like to see her.
Servant—8h*'» In, sho'-. alt In de baf
tub.
Inspector—I’m from Missouri!
Scans II.
Tramp, hitting the ties In cadence
with his gleeful song:
Oh. rubby Hub dub, they're all In the
tub.
No more Atlanta for me:
I'm off for the woods, along with my
goods,
I fooled ’em, ha, ha, he, het
S. CAROLINA PRIMARY
WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN ANSEL’S ELECTION
Heavy Vote Is Being
Polled Throughout
the State.
CHANCES FAVOR LYON
FOR ATTORNEY GEN’L
Tillman Re-elected Without
Opposition, Though His
Vote May Fall
Short.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbia, 8. C„ Aug. 28.—The vote
which will be polled today will be the
largest since the Democratic primary
was Inaugurated sixteen years ago. An
sel will have a good vote for governor,
and Indications are that he will go Into
the second primary with Blease or
Manning.
J. Frayser Lyon will probably be
elected attorney general on the first
ballot.
Senator Tillman made a bitter per
sonal and political fight on Mr. Lyon.
A great-many will scratch Senator Till
man's name.
The issue In the state Is th* dls
pensary against local option. The
house, It la thought, will b* overwhelm
Ingly against the dispensary, and the
senate closely divided, as half the
members hold over.
CHARLESTON VOTE
WILL BE VERY LIGHT
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Charleston, S. C, Aug. 28.—Voting In
Charleston today In the primary
light. Ansel and Manning are getting
the support of ths Charleston sover
eigns with Ansel probably In the lead
for governor.
There Is but little opposition for
the county otflcea, which makes the In
terest slack.
Lyon Is running well for attorney
goncral.
No disorder has been reported from
the polls.
VOTE WILL BE HEAVY
AT SPARTENBURQ
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg, S. C„ Aug. 28.—A
heavy vote Is being polled In this coun
ty for state and county offices. The
vote In the city will be about 2,000,
while the city and county will poll
about 7,000.
Ansel Is leading for governor and
J. T. Johnson for congress.
There Is considerable belting on the
congressional race, two to one being
offered on Johnson. Senator Tillman
Is being scratched In both city and
county. The probabilities are that an
antl-dlspensary legislative ticket will
be elected.
MARTIN E. AN8EL.
Probable successful candidate for
governor in the South Caro
lina primary.
WILL REACH 12,000
Three Candidates Tie in the
Race For Alternate
Senator.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 28.—Indica
tions are that C'pmer has carried the
•tate by over 12,000 for governor, ami
that Gray will win for lieutenant gov
ernor. j
Bankhead, Knox and Johnston are
tied up for alternate senator.
Julian has a good lead for secretary
of state.
Tyson, for chief Justice, claims 75
votes In the convention.
ALA.
8cene III,
In the plumbers shop:
They sey King Cole, with his black old
soul.
Is as clean as clean can be,
For he’s In the tub. Oh, rubby dub dub,
Along with his fllddlers three.
Chorus:
Oh, rubby dub dub, they're all In the
tub.
Look around and you can see.
Butcher and baker, candje-atlck maker.
All aa neat as they can be.
Curtain.
8TATE DI8PEN8ARY
,WA8 THE MAIN I88UE
Special to The Georgian.
Columbia, 8. C., Aug. 28.—The prim
ary election In thla atate today la at
tracting more Interest than any elec
tlon since 1880 when Senator B. R.
Tlllmen first came Into political power.
The main Issue Is the dispensary.
Prior to 1182 there were e number of
prohibition counties In this state,
the election of that year the entire
stale, with the exception of half a dos-
en counties, voted for atate prohibition.
Governor Tillman, In the closing hours
of the legislature, whipped through i
bill, with John Gary Evans as spoke*,
man, which put dispensaries In the
state. It has been a bone of conten
tion ever since and had It not been
backed by Tillman’s political power and
prestige the opposition claim would
have been driven out of the state. Last
year sixteen counties revolted and un
der the Brice law voted the dispensary
out of their respective counties. Ths
Brice law was Introduced to permit
York, Saluda and Horry counties to
vote on the dispensary.
There has been so much talk of cor
ruption and graft In the state dispen
sary that a committee was appointed
to Investigate. The state waa on Are
wltl) the revelations.
Csndidatss In th* Rac*.
That was the dispensary situation
when the campaign opened. Senator
Cole L. Blease came out for governor
on the straight dispensary platform.
He la a member of the Investigating
committee, but he declares his Arm be.
lief in the Integrity of the dispensary
It Is. Senator Richard I. Manning,
of Sumter, and John J. McMahan, of
Columbia, and Lieutenant Governor
John T. Sloan, all running on a plat
form ‘het the dispensary must be
cl.-unsed and that a new dispensary
system must be enacted. Martin F.
Ansol. »f Greenville, came out on a
local i-pti-t- platform, providing first
for the deaKh of the state dispensary,
and th# creation of a county dispen
sary system In those counties which
want llqt.or at all Messrs. A. C Jones
and Joel E. Brunson came out for
straight prohibition and \V. E. Ed
wards Is running on a platform which
doe* not have much to say about liquor,
hut quite a lot about the Southern
Railroad or merging a number of so-
called competing lines In this state.
For Attorney-Gsnsral.
The candidates for attorney general
are: J. Fraser Lyon, of Abbeville; J.
W. Ragsdale, of Florence, and Ler- y
F. Teutons, of Columbia. Mr. You-
man* la the Incumbent, having been
apis vted by Governor Heyward. Ilia
feeb • hea th has operated against him
and lias pt -rvented his making an active
DISPENSARY WINS
IN EUFAULA,
Special to The Georgian.
Eufaula, Ala., Aug. 28.—In one of
the Most hotly conteated elections ever
held In the city the question of it dis
pensary was settled by a vote of flfty
majority In favor of the dispensary.
Great Interest and enthusiasm pre
vailed throughout the day and voting
progressed quietly.
CLOSE RACE RUN
FOR STATE SENATOR
Special to The Georgian.
Opelika, Ala., Aug. 28.—The full
count of the vote for state officer* can
not be secured yet, but the Indications
are that B. B. Comer hns carried Lee
other
and 7,000.
The leading candidates
state offices are as follows:
Lieutenant governor, H. B. Gray;
secretary of state, Frank N. Julian;
state treasurer, Walter D. Seed: chief
Justice of the supreme court, John R.
Tyson; associate Justice, J. R. Dowell,
T. C. McClellan: commissioner of agri
culture, J, B. Ward; alternate senator,
J. F. Johnson, J. F. Stallings.
For senator from the twenty-seventh
district the race la close between C. IL
Glenn and J. M. Holt.
John L. Moon Is elected sheriff of Lee
county by an overwhelming majority.
Indications, point to the election of
T. D. Power and Warren Williams or
Clanton Smith for representative from
Lee county.
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G
ued on Page Two*
SHIP SETS SAIL
IMEHICA TO
SECURE WEAPONS
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 2f.—A sped a! order
of arms for the Cuban revolution le on
Its .way from the United States to the
neighboring Island. These weapons
are to be secretly landed and- used in
arming new Insurgent bands. ■ The ves
sel which Is carrying the consignment
of war material Is known aa the An
dra, a two-masted schooner with aux
iliary power. Just where the vessel
cleared from Is not known, but It is
believed to have been Philadelphia, and
she Is supposed to have sailed yester
day.
The name Andra, which has been
given the vessel Is said to have been
to prevent discovery of its real source
of purchase. An American, who has
seen service In the United States navy,
is said to be in command.
Two other filibustering expeditions
are known to be preparing to sail for
Cuba at the first opportune moment.
They will carry tents and field equip
ment for the Insurgents.
It Is known the feder.il authorities
are looking for the Andra and have
*«rabll'ln’d •' "-<t. h t<. pi.-wnt tin* 'fli
er expeditions from leaving this coun
try.
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